Corn planter



H. W. CAMP &'A. W. POX.

CORN PLANTER.

No. 66,002. Patented June 25. 1867.

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\ H. W. CAMP AND A. W. FOX, 0F OWEGO, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 66,002, dated 7mm 25, 1867.

corn-ensures.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I y l y;

1 Be it known that we, H. W. CAMP and A. W. Fox, both of Owego, Tiogucounty, 'snd State of New York, halve. invented a. new' and, improvedMechineforf Planting (30m; and we do hereby declare that the followingis o full and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and letters of refer -ence marked thereon. Intheaccompanying drawings- Figure I-is a top view of the machine inelevation, with one'hopper 'emoved to show the seeding arrangement.Figure 2 is afront elevation. Figure 3 is a. perspective of part of thefeeding-bur and ,srrnngcmeut for dropping seed; and Figure 4 is avertical longitudinal elevation of a drill-tooth, shoe, und roller forcovering seed. The nature of our invention consists in the employment ofan axle, wheelsgan'd thills or shafts, forming a.

cart, to be drawn by a horse. 7 r

The wheel A, which drives the seeding apparatus, has a hub, 6, on itsinnerside. Fig. 2, hub in elevation to show the ratchet, the rest of thewheel in section, on which the index B and wheel E are fitted so as toturn easily, except when made to turnwith the driving-wheel by meansofthh ratchet-teeth in the hub 11 and pawl d. The index B has four 'armswhich extend to the periphery of the wheel A, and which make a mark inthe ground at the some time the seeding, apparatus drops two hills ofcorn. The wheel E has a rib or flange raised on its periphery, andrunning entirely around it and crossing the face of the wheel angularly.four times, making four reverse inclines, which give motion to thefeeding-bar F. Passing through the index .3 and wheel E is a. rod, d,fig. 2, bent at one end, forming apawl, which engages in theratchet-teeth in the hub of the driving-wheel A, and the other end bentinto a leveiywhich is actuated by a cone, e, surrounding the axle, andslidingupou it, being operatedby the lever K. Atte'ched to thefeeding-bar F is 5 piece of iron, fig. 1, 1 with a. notch in the end,which hooks on the inclined flange on the wheel E, and as the wheelrerclves the inclines move the feeding-bar alternately right and left,thus making a. positive movement, and only moving it when corn is to bedropped. The feeding-bar is provided with four pockets, -0, two pocketsfor each row to be planted,

and has gauges m to enlarge or contract these pockets, according to theamount of seed to be deposited. These: gauges are strips of sheetmetal], held in position by screws passing through slots, figs. 1 and 3.The ends of the strips are bent down at right angles into the pockets,and extend to the bottom. Each opening from the bottomof the hoppers iscovered by a. shield, n, which is made by forming two pieces of sheetmetal, us shown in fig. 3, so that one piece is covered by'the other,holding between them a. single piece of rubber, leather, or other.elastic substance, while the lips f on the outer piece being turneddowhward turn the ends of the rubber or lenhter down, the Twhole formingn. simple und strong covering for the openings beneath, dud for sweepingcorn from the tops of the pockets as they pass under the shields. Thehollow teeth 10 are attached to bars hung under the thills or shafts inthe ordinary manner, but these'teeth are provided with shoes K, theforward parts of which are wedge-shape, to remove any loose stones orother obstructions which may lie in'the-psth where a. row of seed is tobe planted. In the back parts of the shoes in rear of the teeth are hungconcavefaoed rollers, closely following the dropping seed, andeflectuslly covering theni up (the seed)'ssthe machine p'assesalong. Thepoints of the teeth project below the shoes, which are held in place onthe teeth by setscrews through ears on the-tops of the shoes, and seedis planted at any depth desired by adjusting the shoes higher or loweron the teeth.

Having thus described'the construction of our machine we will describeits operation. v In moving the machine when not planting, the' driver inthe seet'I-I puts his foot on the lev r 1) in the roller L, pressing itdown, whichraises the drill-teeth entirely from the ground, and, pullingthe lever k, slides the cone 0 under the arm of the rod 0?, therebydisengaging. the pawl from the ratchet in the hub b, and the machine isdriven along but the index and seeding-wheel do not turn, and .no seedare droppedalthough the hoppers may be full. On arriving where he wishesto commence planting, the.driver removes his foot, and pushing the barI:- the cone is withdrawn, the pawl engages in the retcheMeeth of thedriving-wheel, and the machine is driven directly across the field. Theindex and seeding arrangement'nre operated, theiudex making a mark inthe ground at the some time two hills of corn are planted, ahd directlyin linewith them. On crossing the field and turning round, the operatorturns th index with his hand to correspond with the mark it made whileplanting the last rows, and this sets the seeding apparatus so that cornis planted in straight rows, so a cultivator can be run between in bothdirections.

What we claim aeoniinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

I 1. The index B, when constructed, arranged, and applied to machinesplanting in rows for the purpose tend as herein specified.

2 The wheel E, provided with a zigzag'rim surrounding its periphery, incombination with the feeding-bar F, when constructed and operatingsubstantially as herein described.

3. The shields h and gauges m, in combination with the feeding-bar F,the whole constructed and operating substantially as herein specified. 1

4. The shoes K, for removing obstructions and regulating thedepth seed'are to beplrmted, in combination with the hollow teeth p, and roller P,when constructed in the manner herein set forth,

5. The ratchet-teeth, withpewld and cone 0, in combination with thedriving-wheel A, index B, :mdwbeel E, when these several parts arearranged and operating substantially as herein specified.

H. W. CAMP. A. W. FOX.

v Witnesses:-

H. H. CAMP, Oscsn FmcH.

